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Tucson TV reporters charged with child abuse

Somchai Lisaius. AZcentral.com

ORO VALLEY — An Oro Valley couple known around Tucson as on-air personalities are facing drug charges after tests revealed there was cocaine in their baby’s system.

Oro Valley police say 26-year-old Krystin Lisaius and husband 42-year-old Somchai Lisaius were indicted on charges of possession of a dangerous drug, drug paraphernalia and child abuse on June 9.

They made their first appearance in court on Monday.

Both were TV reporters in Tucson. Lisaius worked at KGUN-TV while Lisaius was a reporter for Tucson News Now. It appears they don’t work at those stations anymore.

The baby was taken to the hospital on May 15 after being breast-fed and appearing to be in distress. Test revealed cocaine in the four-month-old’s body.

The baby is living with a relative. The AP couldn’t locate an attorney for the couple.

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